Treyc Cohen has become the seventh act to be eliminated from The X Factor.

In a double blow to mentor Cheryl Cole, Cohen found herself in the bottom two against another female act, Katie Waissel, after they failed to impress viewers with their chosen American anthems on last night's show.

In the final sing-off, Cohen covered Toni Braxton's 'Unbreak My Heart', while Waissel seemingly gave up part way through her performance of 'Please Don't Give Up On Me' by Riders In The Sky, shouting "Sod it!" and sitting down on stage.

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When it came to the judges' vote, Cowell first declared that he considered Cohen to be "the better singer" but saw Waissel as "the more interesting performer". However, he ultimately sent home Cohen, figuring that the viewers would prefer to see Waissel next week.

Host Dermot O'Leary next came to Cheryl Cole, who refused to choose between her two acts and instead stated that she would wait until the other judges had spoken and send the vote to deadlock.

With Cole refusing to take part, O'Leary declared that the act who had received the majority of the judges' votes would be eliminated outright, before turning to Minogue who opted to send home Waissel.

As the deciding vote fell to Louis Walsh, the Irish judge stated that his head was telling him to save Cohen, while his heart was telling him to spare Waissel. Eventually, Walsh decided to listen to his heart, thereby sending Cohen home.

Her fate decided, Cohen speculated that she had lost "a connection with the people at home".

"I've had the best time, I've met some great people, I've made some good, good lifelong friends," she added. "I've had the best time, I'm so grateful."